Chapter 215 – Meeting the Girl From the Past.

Even after giving birth to her child, Aunt Hyejeong had to stay in the hospital for a week due to the aftereffects of her childbirth.
Contrary to her appearance, Aunt Hyejeong, whose body was weak, suffered quite a bit, such as receiving a blood transfusion and surgery because her blood did not stop.

As soon as Aunt Hyejeong woke up, she asked for her child’s health first.

As she heard later, she said that she suffered enough to die when giving birth to Gyeongmi in the past, and that she had two miscarriages after her Gyeongmi.
She found out why Chun-shik was so terribly nice to Aunt Hye-jeong, why she had only one child, Gyung-mi, even though she got along so well.

She said that Aunt Hyejeong herself died like that, and that she was lucky that her child was safe despite all the hardships that she came back to life.

She said she didn’t say anything in the meantime, but she didn’t know how anxious she was because she feared that my child would be wrong because of her own past history.
Aunt Hyejeong, who had her intravenous drip plugged in and her body was pale, did not want to be separated from her baby even for a second.

I named her baby Kyunghee.
She took the character Gyeong from Gyeongmi and added the character Hee, which was given to my daughters, and named it Kyunghee.

Of course, I couldn’t use my last name for her last name, but added Kang, Hyejeong’s last name.
Aunt Hyejeong was very upset that she couldn’t add my last name, but she had no choice but to accept it because she couldn’t marry me.

After Hyejeong was discharged from the hospital, she was able to enter the postpartum care center for two weeks.
Even after she came out of the postpartum care center, I found out that Aunt Hyejeong was weak, so I called her helper and continued postpartum care for her.

The helper is only available until evening, and after that evening, Young-hee noona will stay at Kyung-mi’s house for the time being and help her with postpartum cooking.
I also decided to stay at Aunt Hyejeong’s house for the time being, rather Younghee noona liked it because she could stick with me every day.

***

The year 1993 started off very hectic with the sudden birth of Aunt Hyejeong.

At the end of last year, the Kim Hee-kyung Food franchise opened over a thousand locations across the country.
It has become a large-scale franchise company with more than 600 Kim Hee-kyung Tteok Skewers, 400 Kim Hee-kyung Chicken, and 13 Gochon Chicken.

Starting the first day of the new year on January 4, a general kick-off ceremony for Kim Hee-kyung Food and Hee-kyung Distribution was held, and there was a greeting from my mother and a declaration of my vision.
I named this year as the year of emergency for Kim Hee-kyung Food.

First, it was announced the standardization of all ingredients for Kim Hee-Kyung Tteok Skewers and the establishment of Hee-Kyung Yutong’s factory accordingly.
In the future, all rice cakes, chicken meat, various sauces, tempura ingredients and batter supplied to Kim Hee-kyung Tteok Skewers will be standardized and supplied only through Heekyung Distribution’s factory.

Second, it announced the establishment of a chicken research center and factory for the growth of Kim Hee-kyung Chicken and Gochon Chicken.
The first research director decided to be the president of Gochon Chicken.

Third, within the year, Kim Hee-kyung Food announced the launch of a new menu and the opening of a franchise. Accordingly, a new TF (planning) team was formed within Kim Hee-kyung Food and instructed to immediately start market research and research.

Fourth, it was announced that the computerized system would be introduced to all companies and factories step by step in the future.

When the first three announcements were made, people were amazed at how rapidly the company was growing, but when the fourth announcement was made, everyone wondered what the hell he was talking about.

Having lived in the future, I was naturally familiar with the words computers and computerization, but at that time, Windows NT was developed, so the computer penetration rate was not so high in business.

It was a time when programs were executed by entering DOS commands on a palm-sized floppy disk, and extremely slow computers were installed like ornaments.
However, in the future, computers were to develop at a tremendous speed.

In that respect, 1993 will be a monumental year.
This is because it is the time when home PCs such as Windows 3.1, graphics cards, and CD-ROMs appear.
So, I thought to advance computerization by having all employees study computers, even if it was too much.

Even after the start-up ceremony for Kim Hee-kyung Food and Heekyung Distribution, I toured my companies every day, such as Good World, Mirae Construction, and Mirae Health, receiving work reports and giving instructions on new year goals and new businesses.

The good world was really crazy and huge orders were pouring in based on the presidential election.

There were rumors that other companies were also developing wet wipes.
Because Good World has patent rights, it can monopolize for the time being, but there is a high possibility that a competing product will appear soon.

So, in order to further expand the market and solidify its monopolistic position, he instructed to search for factory sites in the outskirts and plan large-scale factory expansion.

As expected, Mirae Health achieved 150% of its sales target last year with steady sales.
Mirae Health’s target sales were 100 billion won, but with the addition of aloe products, sales reached more than 150 billion won.

While raising the sales target for this year to 200 billion won, he instructed aggressive marketing to invest more in advertising.
From this year, cosmetic companies will also start introducing aloe products, so I instructed them to pay more attention to aloe at the beginning of the year.

Then, he presented two new items and instructed to find out about them.
The two new items are also groundbreaking products that will generate huge sales in the future, and they are instructed to prepare for release at the end of the year or early next year.

He also directed the company to prepare for a multi-level transformation as the product line is now growing.

As I poured out so much, Sungryeol-hyung and the executives all seemed completely bewildered.

However, since they know that I have never been wrong, the executives and secretaries said yes, and were a little excited about the future success.

Gwang-shik, who had already completed the launching ceremony of the mutual credit union, also attended the report from the future construction department.

Kwang-shik’s mutual credit union said that it would officially open at the end of February when Kim Hyun-sam was inaugurated as president.
And after March, while applying for government funds, they had already completed the paperwork to merge the five mutual credit banks.

I wanted to talk more about mutual credit unions, but since Kwang-shik shouldn’t be here, I simply said that Mirae Construction would focus on PF (Project Financing) construction in the future, and sent Kwang-shik back. .

People were amazed at me for bringing up the word project financing, which they had never heard of before, but they were ignorant people who only understood when I simply told them that I was carrying out a large-scale construction project with money from the bank.

I pointed out where subway lines 5 to 8 would enter, and ordered them to aggressively purchase land and buildings in the vicinity and proceed with the condominium sale construction.

And he pointed out places where large buildings could be built along the main road and instructed them to prepare for the construction of a residential-commercial complex.

And all three companies ordered to prepare for computerization, just like Kim Hee-kyung Food and Hee-kyung Distribution.

Now, as an adult, there was nothing rough about my steps.

At the beginning of the year, after each company’s business report, I set up a separate seat with my mother, Sungryeol-hyung, Kwangsik-hyung, Junghee, Hyosun, and Younghee to discuss the future direction of the business.
Originally, Aunt Hyejeong should have attended, but I couldn’t move because I was taking care of myself, so I decided to tell the story we were sharing today later.

First of all, in the second half of this year, I agreed to create a holding company by gathering all my stocks in one place and incorporate Kim Hee-kyung Food, Hee-kyung Distribution, Mirae Health, Mirae Construction, and Good World as affiliates.

The name was named Mirae Co., Ltd., And I decided to sit in the chairman’s seat.

I asked Kwang-shik to look for a securities company and an insurance company so that we could acquire them at the end of this year or early next year, and I also asked him to prepare funds to borrow from mutual credit unions.

When I mentioned the securities company and the insurance company, Kwang-shik was suddenly puzzled, but when I explained to him how much money this would make in the future and how it would be used, Kwang-sik said he knew it with a twinkle in his eyes.

He also directed that he merge at least ten mutual credit unions by next year to increase the minimum assets by more than 5 trillion.

The chronic problem of mutual credit unions is that they do not properly repay their debts.
Because of the extremely high interest rate, there were many cases where you borrowed money and paid only the interest, but did not pay the principal.

Mutual credit union itself was created to raise the private bond market to the bright side during the Park Chung-hee era, so borrowing money from mutual credit union was the same as debentures.
However, since it is a financial institution recognized by the state, it was difficult to collect the debt while openly taking out organs and threatening them like private money lenders.

I also told Kwang-sik hyung that I would soon inform him of my visit to Korea to collect the receivables.

Kwang-shik was surprised to hear that the asset was 5 trillion won, but when he said that he would take over the bank using a mutual credit union, a securities company, and an insurance company in the future, everyone in the seat admired how great it was, even though they were suspicious of how that was possible.

It was a place where only the top executives gathered, but when I presented the direction I would go forward, everyone became excited.

Moreover, since I knew that Kwang-sik and I had a background in the government called Kim Hyun-sam, I was full of hope that the road ahead would be smooth.

***

When January arrived, the first thing I did was get my driver’s license.

I knew how to drive, and sometimes drove a car, but I was honestly nervous about driving without a license.

I didn’t go to a driver’s license academy, took the written test, and got my driver’s license right away at the practical test center.

From the beginning, I was thinking of buying a Mercedes, but in May, Mercedes-Benz announced that a new C-Class would be released, so I decided to drive Hyejeong’s Granger for the time being.

In May, I got my long-awaited first Rottweiler.
This car, with the model name W201, is the first model from Mercedes-Benz to start using the C-Class name.

It was white and had a slightly angular exterior, but I liked the ruggedness that was different from the sophisticated future model.
But, strangely, the sense of stability in driving, which was not like a car in the 90s, was so good that I could clearly see that it was called ‘Ah~ that’s why it was a Benz’.

When I drove out, I could feel the surprise and envy of people.
I was surprised because it was an expensive new foreign car, and I was envious that a young guy was driving a foreign car.

And got another cell phone.

Motorola Microtac, called the first pocket mobile phone, is a flip phone whose key board is not depressed.
How impressed I was when I saw this Motorola phone when I went to Yongsan to buy a mobile phone..

The phone that marked a milestone in history is now in my hand.

The call quality is not good, it cuts off well, and it doesn’t explode when you go underground or in the mountains, but it’s like a symbol of wealth in this era.

Most people carried a beeper, and proper mobile phones were not to become popular until 1996, when the second-generation CDMA system was applied.
Mobile phone numbers starting with 011 and 017 that we know start from this time.

While buying a mobile phone, I briefly thought about getting into the telecommunications business when I have some spare time in the next few years.
Since PCS businesses such as 016, 018, and 019 started in 1997, it seemed that PCS businesses such as 016 and 018, if not 011 and 017, could be touched by preparations from now on.

However, I only knew when cell phones came out, I didn’t know anything about cell phones, and the businesses I was doing were completely unrelated to the telecommunications business, so I soon gave up.
I wouldn’t know if someone made it and brought it to me to try, but there was no need for me to start a business.

While buying my cell phone, I thought about buying my mother’s and my women’s, but I immediately shook my head and stopped.

Even so, starting from the year-end party, surveillance on me was increasing, and if I brought my cell phone, it was clear that he would probably call me from time to time and harass me.

It’s terrifying to think about.
Rather, it felt like I had to keep my purchase of a cell phone a secret.

Still, thinking about work efficiency, I was able to sing hummingly at the thought of having a historic mobile phone in my hand.

***

At the end of January, the results of the academic examinations were announced.

As I expected, this test with a lot of high scorers turned into a complete entrance exam hell.

In the past, you could go to the top department at Seoul National University with only a score of 300 out of 340.
However, this year, there were overflowing students who failed even though they scored over 300 points.

Fortunately, I was able to pass because I applied for the solidarity with my ability to go to Seoul National University.

But then, an amazing, miraculous thing happened.
Younghee noona’s grades were better than mine.

Of course, Younghee noona also passed the Yonsei Business Administration Department.
He also passed as the chief of the department.

My teaching of the math test was effective.
It was a mystery to me how hard I studied and how I could excel in all other subjects besides math.

Younghee noona accepted her report card and let out a shout of her joy, running around and fussing.
Younghee noona’s grades were good enough for her to go with most Seoul National University students.

Seeing Younghee noona’s grades, I couldn’t help but feel both happy and bitter.
But what now? Younghee noona’s happiness is more important than work..
It seemed that Young-hee noona had no choice but to let her go to the university she wanted to go to.

Upon hearing the news that my older sister Younghee and I had passed college, a party was held at my house where all my women gathered.
Kyung-mi and Soo-yeong noona are college students now, so she has to live her school life like me.
Gyung-mi said that she would go to school with me next year that she herself would pass the Yonsei Business Administration Department, and she burned her will to fight.

Her mother and other married women said they congratulated Young-hee more than I did, and were envious of being on campus with me.
Even so, throughout the meal, he gave Yeonghee a special order while asking her to trust her.

It was to strictly monitor me so that I could not increase any more women.
I begged Yeong-hee not to do so when her mother’s strong order fell on her.

At this point, to be honest, going to school with Younghee noona was a bit of a burden.

I tried college life before returning, but now I was looking forward to being able to live college life with other people in a completely different university.
However, it seemed that his college life would become bleak if he was watched by Young-hee from the start.

I strongly insisted on not monitoring, but all the women glared at me and asked Young-hee noona to closely monitor me, saying how much more women I was trying to increase.
I, who had committed a crime, had to flinch at the fierce gazes of the women, whispering to Yeong-hui noona and asking her to take good care of me in the future.

Still, it felt good to be able to go to school with my beloved Younghee noona.

In March, we started to get busy again.
Because I had to juggle school life and work.

Frankly, this is not an easy task.
No matter how much I have a car, I can come to work right after class, but if that happens a few times, it will be extremely tiring.

Moreover, Younghee noona attended all the college orientations.
It was because I asked Yeong-hee noona to come and take care of the work.

They begged me several times to come with them, but unlike Yeong-hee noona, who was only in charge of the good world, I couldn’t let go of work.
And when I went to orientation in the past, I only remembered drinking alcohol, so I didn’t feel the need to go.

However, Younghee noona felt sorry for me for not being able to attend the orientation, but she was looking forward to it.

When I said I wasn’t going to the orientation, Younghee noona also said she wasn’t going, and I almost got upset at the way she looked so sad.
It was because he said he was going to college because he wanted to live school life with me, but he was sad that he couldn’t go to the orientation.

But I fully understood Yeong-hee noona’s appearance.
Now, a young girl in her early twenties entered college for the first time, and it was natural for her to have a dream about college.

It is not a matter of having a loved one by your side or not.
It was only better if I was by her side, but it was only natural that college life itself would make Yeong-hee noona immersed in her dreams and excited.

I couldn’t help but laugh at Younghee noona’s girlishly cute appearance.

I asked Yeong-hee noona to take her hands off her company for the time being.
Younghee noona knew how busy she was going to be because she had heard all about my plans at the beginning of the year.
But when I told him to give up, he made a small joke saying that he could work while attending school.

I hoped that Young-hee noona could enjoy her college life to the fullest now that she had entered college.

Fortunately, Aunt Hyejeong, who did postpartum care for two months, said she wanted to make a comeback with Heekyung Distribution.
Like her mother and Aunt Jeong-hee, she asked for a longer break, but Aunt Hye-jeong said that it was an important time for our company, and that she couldn’t be left out.

I felt sorry for Hyejeong’s words, but I was grateful.
It was obviously because Aunt Hyejeong was moving that she would work because Yeonghee and I were going to college.

I got a nanny for Hyejeong so she could focus on her work so I could watch her child in her office during the day.
Aunt Hyejeong said that she only looked after Kyunghee when she was nursing, and her nanny looked after her the rest of the time.

However, her mother, Aunt Jeong-hee, and Aunt Hyo-seon stopped by Heekyung Retail and looked after Kyeong-hee from time to time.
In this way, thanks to the devoted help of my women, I was able to go to work in the good world in place of my older sister, Young-hee.

Young-hee noona wanted me to enjoy college life like Young-hee noona, but I couldn’t enjoy college life leisurely because I had a lot of things to do at the beginning of the year.

Now that we were in the process of preparing the foundation for the group, I had no choice but to take the lead.

I told Younghee noona not to worry about anything, study hard, and enjoy college life to the fullest.